AstraZeneca is looking at spinning off its business in China - listing it in Hong Kong or Shanghai - in hope that the move will protect it from rising tensions between global powers, sources have said

The island's foreign minister said his government would not block investment in Europe, but the continent needed to "consider a broader picture" and think on Taiwan's 'situation'

US officials have played down the prospect of a major breakthrough in China-US ties, but say Blinken's primary goal is to establish durable communication channels with Beijing

Xi has previously said China needs to seize opportunities to use AI to drive economic development, but has also cautioned about its risks

The move by Rome’s right-wing administration aims to curb Chinese influence on one of Italy's most storied companies, whose data-collecting technology in tyres it says is key to national security

Nomura said on Friday it has cut its forecast for China's GDP growth this year to 5.1% from 5.5%, following similar moves by UBS, Standard Chartered, Bank of America (BoA) and JPMorgan

China has not disclosed how many cremations occurred at the end of 2022 when Covid raged in many cities after it dropped tough restrictions designed to keep the pandemic in check

The investment, in a chip packaging facility in the Chinese city of Xian, will include buying packaging equipment from a Xian-based subsidiary of Taiwan's Powertech Technology

The 'Golden Visa' scheme has been a disappointment for wealthy Chinese who hoped to find a new life Down Under, as the well as the Australian government, which is set to change it

Beijing was talking tough on Friday in the lead-up to a visit by Antony Blinken, warning that "irresponsible hegemonic behaviour .. will only push China and the US towards confrontation"

Headquartered in Beijing, and established by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2016, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has been touted as a Chinese alternative to the World Bank

China Labour Bulletin recorded over 140 strikes at factories across the country in the first five months of this year, the highest since 2016